Welcome to barclayrex.com In 1910, Vincent Nastri, a pipe maker from Salerno Italy, made a very bold move by taking his craft one step further. He ventured into the world of tobacco and almost a century later, his vision still thrives in downtown Manhattan.

The store was opened on Barclay and Church Street and taking the cue "a dog is man's best friend", Nastri, with his Great Dane Rex in tow, set out to create Barclay-Rex.